BarkBento vs CalmDogs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BarkBento
This app offers expert-designed, force-free dog training programs for reactivity issues. It breaks down complex behavior modification into simple, five-minute daily exercises, helping owners track progress and celebrate wins.
- Expert behavior programs
- 5-minute daily exercises
- Offline functionality
- Calm Score tracking
- Progress cards
- Positive reinforcement methods
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Walks should not fill you with dread. If your dog lunges, barks or freezes at other dogs, strangers, bikes or the doorbell, BarkBento is a calm, force-free way through it - expert behavior programs broken into five-minute daily exercises anyone can keep up. PROGRAMS BUILT FOR YOUR DOG'S CHALLENGE Calm Foundations, Leash Reactivity, Dog-Dog, Strangers, Separation Anxiety, Window and Barrier, and Over-Arousal. Each is a repeatable week-long module grounded in real positive-reinforcement methods - Look At That, Engage-Disengage, pattern games, graduated departures. FIVE MINUTES, GUIDED START TO FINISH Every session gives you the steps, a timer, a plain-language "why this works", and a word of encouragement. It all works offline, so a bad-signal walk is never a blocker. FINALLY SEE IT WORKING Your simple session and walk logs become a Calm Score, a shrinking working distance (calm at 15 ft, down from 40), and gentle trends - so the small wins stop feeling invisible. CELEBRATE THE PROGRESS Build a before-and-after progress card from your dog's own numbers and photos, entirely on your device, and share how far you have come. KIND, AND HONEST ABOUT ITS LIMITS Reward-based only - no shock, no prong, no false promises. If your dog has ever bitten, BarkBento points you to a certified behavior consultant or veterinary behaviorist instead. It is training support, not veterinary advice, and no outcome is guaranteed. BARKBENTO PRO (optional subscription) Free includes Calm Foundations and Leash Reactivity, the daily session player, your Calm Score, 7-day trends, the trigger diary and the whole Toolkit for one dog. Pro unlocks all five specialist programs, unlimited dogs, 30-day trends and full distance analysis, pattern insights, progress cards and progress reports. - $14.99 per month or $119.99 per year, each with a 7-day free trial - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/653/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/653/terms
CalmDogs
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Some days your dog is fine. Other days it's the same street, the same dog across the road, and everything falls apart. It rarely feels like there was a reason. There usually is. It's just spread across three days instead of one. CalmDogs is a log built for reactive dogs. You note what happened — the trigger, how they reacted, how long they took to settle — and the app keeps the running picture you can't hold in your head. A vet visit on Tuesday, fireworks on Wednesday, a bad night's sleep, and Thursday's walk was never going to go well. WHAT YOU GET - A read each morning. One line on what today can hold, before you head out. - Your dog's own pattern — which triggers matter, where they happen, and at what time of day. - Progress you can actually see. Recovery speed usually moves before anything else, and how often it happens usually moves last. That means you can see change weeks before it starts to look like change. - A training path built around what you logged, with exercises that fit into a normal walk. WHAT IT ISN'T It isn't a cure, and it doesn't treat your dog as a problem to be fixed. It won't tell you how far away to stand — nobody can know that from a phone. And it doesn't replace a good trainer or your vet. If you tell it about a bite history when you set up your dog's profile, the app says so plainly and points you towards a professional — before you're ever asked to subscribe. Built for the walk you're dreading tomorrow. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
BarkBento and CalmDogs are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. BarkBento sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and CalmDogs sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BarkBento ships an update every 4 days, CalmDogs weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | BarkBento | CalmDogs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Northgate Apps, LLC | MIKEL SALINAS CORDON |
In-app purchases
BarkBento
- BarkBento Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- BarkBento Pro Yearly7 Days trial$119.991 Year
CalmDogs
- Weekly$9.997 Days
- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Yearly$59.991 Year









